Poetry in Korea

Traditional Korean poems were often sung in Korean performances. Today, Korean poetry is performed and written in phonetic Korean language, hangul, where the Korean alphabets are used. However, before the 20th century, much of Korean poetry was written in Hanja or Chinese characters. Hangul has not been introduced then; hence Chinese characters were borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation.

Since 1970s, lyrical poetry dominated Korean literature. Poetry has become increasingly popular in 21st century in Korea, as can be seen from the number of works published.

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ashiko_aira kolyn 5 years ago

I like korean word talaga.....

kasi parang ibas pag nag sasabi ka nang korean...

Freya Cesare 5 years agofrom Borneo Island, Indonesia

Ingenira, you created such beautiful Hub. the poem and the pictures are perfect.

Korean poem? Hmmm... it reminded me of one Korean poem I like which being used by Korean Movie, "winter Sonata". I forget the title, but it is about first love which never go away even after the new want already come.

Beautiful.

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Ingenira 5 years ago

Thank you so much for your precious comment, fornalina. Knowing the Korean language, you really have the priviledge to appreciate the poem in its original language with its beauty best conveyed.

Katarzyna Silny 5 years agofrom Poznan, Poland

I read the poem both in English and Korean and it seemed to sound better in Korean. There's this certain rhythm and in Korean it also sounds more intimate.

Mz.PuCkInG pRiNcExZ 5 years ago

w0w!!! i l0ve th0se p0em !!!

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Ingenira 5 years ago

thank you, i seul.

i seul 5 years ago

i real;y like this poem its really great that i found this kind of Korean poem

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Ingenira 5 years ago

thank you, moneycop.

moneycop 5 years agofrom JABALPUR

LOVELY........

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Ingenira 5 years ago

thank you, arunaganesh !

arunaganesh 6 years ago

reading this gives pleasure! thanks!

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Ingenira 6 years ago

Thank you, acaetnna. :)

acaetnna 6 years agofrom Guildford

Totally beautiful and I completely love the last verse. Voting up, awesome and beautiful.

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Ingenira 6 years ago

Thanks for reading, tnvrstar.

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Ingenira 6 years ago

Thank you so much, Katie. ;)

katiem2 6 years agofrom I'm outta here

What a beautiful poem and the collection of artful photos you've included are wonderful. :) Katie

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Ingenira 6 years ago

Thank you, twentyfive. It reminded me of the same.

twentyfive 6 years ago

This reminds me of the Korean movies and shows I love to watch..melodramatic and so romantic. Thanks for sharing :) The poem is so beautiful.

tnvrstar 6 years agofrom doha, qatar

Lovely poem

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Ingenira 6 years ago

Glad to see you here, Mtwapafan. Thanks !

Mtwapafan 6 years agofrom Mtwapa, Coast Province, Kenya

It is so beautiful, thanks a lot!

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Ingenira 6 years ago

Thanks, Ritchie.

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Ingenira 6 years ago

Thank you, Betty.

richtwf 6 years ago

Enjoyed this lovely poem and thanks for sharing.

Betty Johansen 6 years ago

I guess love is pretty much the same everywhere in the world. It sounds like there's some experiential wisdom here. Thanks for showing us love in Korea, Ingenira.

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Ingenira 6 years ago

thanks so much, erthfrend.

erthfrend 6 years agofrom Florida

aww this was really sweet and beautiful and the doll pictures are adorable!